Tips

Tips

• Why arrays with erasure codes are not a backup substitute

  Many shops struggle with slow backup and restore times when using traditional backup products. Erasure-coded arrays are no standby for traditional backup, but can help with protecting data.  Continue Reading

• Use policy-based automation to improve data protection

  Storage automation feature sets vary from vendor to vendor, but many of them have functionality that can ease data protection and DR processes.  Continue Reading

• Challenges and alternatives to mobile device backups

  While endpoint data protection has always presented unique challenges for IT admins, Brien Posey questions whether those backups are still needed.  Continue Reading

• Data protection techniques for object storage systems

  Techniques such as replication and erasure coding protect data on object storage systems and other high-capacity primary storage systems when traditional backup is difficult.  Continue Reading

• How can snapshot technology best be used for backup?

  George Crump explains how snapshots can be used for backups in certain circumstances and why the role of traditional backup software is changing.  Continue Reading

• Tape still critical in any data archiving strategy

  Jason Buffington of Enterprise Strategy Group explains why the rumors of tape's demise, which is unlikely to happen soon, are greatly exaggerated.  Continue Reading

• What happened to CDP technology?

  George Crump of Storage Switzerland looks at how continuous data protection has evolved over the past 10 years.  Continue Reading

• Restoring data from backups after a security breach

  Once you've established how an attacker penetrated your network's defenses, and what they did after gaining access, the real work of restoring data begins in the wake of a security breach.  Continue Reading

• Application awareness comes to hypervisor snapshots

  Brien Posey discusses why hypervisor-based snapshots can cause problems when they're applied to application servers and how application awareness can mitigate the issue.  Continue Reading

• Q&A: Tape use for archiving

  SearchDataBackup managing editor Ed Hannan and ESG analyst Mark Peters discuss tape use for archiving in this Q&A.  Continue Reading

• Cloud data protection for laptops, desktops and mobile devices

  Independent backup expert Brien Posey discusses the variety of ways data on laptops, desktops and mobile devices can be copied to the cloud today, and the pros and cons of each approach.  Continue Reading

• Can data backup and archiving be converged?

  George Crump discusses data backup and archiving, and the value of merging these tasks as well as the challenges associated with doing so.  Continue Reading

• Data backup strategy from a disaster recovery perspective

  Brien Posey discusses data backup strategy for DR and the convergence of backup and disaster recovery technologies.  Continue Reading

• What to consider before users can perform self-service file restores

  Brien Posey offers a number of best practices for user self-service file restoration that can prevent issues and maximize effectiveness of the technology.  Continue Reading

• Dedupe explained: A primer on backup deduplication in 2014

  Backup deduplication is so common today, it is often taken for granted. However, there are a number of things to consider before choosing a dedupe approach.  Continue Reading